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No. 295,874. Patented Mar-. 25, 1884.

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ALBERT N. KEIGWVIN AND WILLIAM G. TALLEY,OF WVILMINGTON, DEL.

FRUlT-PARER.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of LettersPatent No. 295,,8'7 dated March 25, 1884.

V Application filed April 12, 1882. iModel.)

ton, county of New Castle, and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fruit-Paring Machines, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in' that class of apple-parers in which the rotation of the fork is suspended at intervals for the placing of fruit thereon without interfering with the movement of the other parts of the machine, as will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically set forth in the claims. a

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View of our improved machine; Fig. 2, a plan View; and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views of detached parts of the machine.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The frame F F F F and doffing-bracket B constitute the frame-work of the machine, and are fastened by screws to a wooden plate, A. A shaft, D, carrying a cog pinion-wheel, Y, engages with the cog turn-table b, from which the power is derived which revolves the said turn-table. This combination is not claimed as part of our invention; but upon it depends the attainment of the objects claimed in providing a reciprocating motion to the fork-rod R, and by which the doffing mechanism also isactuated,whichisdescribedhereinafter. The shaft D revolves in the frame F, as seen in Fig.

1. The pulley P, which is the source of the power to the mechanism, is formed with a cogwheel, G, and when the cog-wheel G is in gear with the cog pinion-wheelG, attached to the fork-rodR and theforkf, these are caused to revolve. The cogs of Gand Gare tapered in the direction of their axes. Whilethe fruit is being pared by the knife K,the cog-wheels G and G are in gear and the rodR and fork f are revolved; but in order to afford facilities for removing the fruit after it has been pared without stopping or intermitting the flow of motive power to the other parts of the machine thereis formed on the back of the cogged turntable 11 the cam projection 12, which, as the turntable revolves, comes in contact with the lever L, Figs.1 and 3,throngh the medium of the rollerr,Fig.3, which',by means of the incline, is raised to the top or extremity of the projection 19, and is kept in that position until the end of the projection has reached and passed it, when itdrops to its former position. These operations cause the lever L to vibrate about the point p. The tendency that the leverL would have toward bending-is overcome by its being supported by the slotted part of the frame F at 6, Fig. 1, in which slot it works. The end of the other arm of the lever L is formed with the jaw J, which engages with the fork-rod R in a grooved collar. Figs. 1 and 3, which is secured to the rod R, and thus, when one endv of the lever L is raised on the cam projection 22 of the turn-table b,the j aw J on the other arm of the lever L draws the fork-rod It, with its cog pinion-wheel G, by a lateral movement, out of gear with the cog-wheel G. doffers c c are brought into contact with the At this point the i fruit by the following device: The turn-table b is provided with spur and crown teeth, the latter gearing with pinion Y, and the former driving aspur-wheel, s. This spur-wheel s is fastened to a shaft, 8, Figs. 1 and 2, which revolves, supported in a bracket, B, that forms a part of the frame of the machine. The shaft 8 is in a proper position for operating when its spur-wheel s is set so that the doffers shall be brought in contact with the fruit as soon as the knife K is lifted sufficiently to allow the fruit to be pushed off. The rotary paringknife K is operated by a train of gearing connecting the driving-wheel G with a pinion on the shaft of the said knife inawell-known manner, which it is not necessary here to further describe, as we lay no claim to such mechanism or rotary knife. After sufficient time has been allowed for the pared fruitto be removed by the mechanism just described and unpared fruit to be placed on the fork, then the forkrod R and its cogged pinion-wheel G are again brought into gear with the cog-wheel G by the following means: Aspring,S, is compressed between the frame F and the collar 9, which collar is secured to the rod R by means of a set-screw, as shown in Fig. 4.

Between the collar 9' and the spring S is placed a metallic washer, w, which is loose upon the rod 1%, and is prevented from turning by the projection shown, Fig. 4:, resting on the frame F. The object of the washer w is to overcome the tendency to revolve which the spring S would receive if in contact with the collar g. 10 is a gum washer for taking the thrust of the spring S.

In order to facilitate the return into gear of the cog pinion-wheel G with the cog-wheel G, attached to the pulley P,theircogs are tapered, as shown, in the direction of their axes.

WVhat we claim as our invention in the foregoing-described points are the following, upon which we desire to secure Letters Patent:

1. In a fruit-paring machine, the combination of a projection, 12, upon a cogged turn-table, 1), operating a lever, L, through the me dium of a roller, 1', on one arm of said lever, while the other arm is in gear with the sliding spring-operated fork-rod B through the medium of the jaw J and the grooved collar 9, all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination'of the fork-rod R, capable of a rotary and a lateral sliding movement by means of the pinion G and pivoted bellcrank lever L, having a fork or yoke thereon, with the spring S on said rod R, hearing at one end against the frame F, and at the other end against a loose washer, w, said washer being prevented from turning on said rod by means of a projection of said washer engaging the edge of the frame, substantially as set forth.

3. In a frnit-paring machine, the combination of the fork-rod R, having bearings in the with the bracket B, the shaft 8, and the dofferarms and cups 0 0", all substantially as set forth and herein specified.

5. The frame F, provided with the horizontal parallel rods R D, the former carrying the pinion G, grooved collar 9, and fruit-fork, and the latter carrying the pulley and driving gear- "wheel 1? G, for rotating the rod R, and a pinion, Y, for rotating the turn-table b, in combination with the bell-crank lever L, pivoted to frame F in rear of the said rods, and engaging the grooved collar 9 with one end, and the other end bearing on the under side of the turn-table, which is provided with a cam pro-.

jection, p, for operating said lever, whereby said lever will be rocked, causing said rod It to be thrown out of gear with the rod D, substantiallyas set forth.

6. The bell-crank lever L, pivoted to the frame F, one end of said lever engaging the fork-rod It, and the other end engaging the turn-table, the end engaging the turn-table being provided with slotted bearings e in the frame F, whereby bending of the lever is pre vented, and means of support and guidance is afforded the lever, substantially as set forth.

7. Anapple-parer consisting of the two parallel horizontal rods R D, mounted in frame F, and geared together by gear-wheels G G at their outer ends, the fork f, collars g y w, and spring S on said rod It, the bell-crank lever L, engaging said collar 9 with one end, and the under side of the table-wheel with its other end, said table-wheel having crown-teeth on its face and spur-teeth 011 its periphery, the former meshing with cog-wheel 8, whose shaft 8 has bearings in the bracket B, and is provided with the cup shaped doffer-arms c c, substantially-as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the above we sign our names in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT N. KEIGWVIN. WILLIAM G. TALLEY.

Witnesses:

FRANK R. CARSVVELL, JOHN G. COLE. 

